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we see this in the gun debate and so many other debates in the abortion debate, healthcare. there are so many people that if you talk to the constituents this is what they want. clearly the polls say that. yet there is this infusion of money of lobbyists who are protecting the interests of business who have that interest-- >> but then i say the republicans and even harry reid if he let's this bill die in the senate, the next time there is a massacre, y'all own it. president obama is promising new gun control legislation, but if he doesn't it wouldn't be the first props promise he has brokenned. it was announced this week that those assigned at guantanamo bay is reassigned and no one is replacing him. was it just a complain ploy that he knew he could give up on easily if he had to. >> i know we'll get comments saying that you had obama apologizists on the show, but i think it's one of those instances, and we talked about it earlier on the show this week that he had this naive ideal that he could go in and close it it. and when he got in and saw all the difficulties of everyth
we see this in the gun debate and so many other debates in the abortion debate, healthcare. there are so many people that if you talk to the constituents this is what they want. clearly the polls say that. yet there is this infusion of money of lobbyists who are protecting the interests of business who have that interest-- >> but then i say the republicans and even harry reid if he let's this bill die in the senate, the next time there is a massacre, y'all own it. president obama is...
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his comments aired on national tv news indicate that this dirty air may become not just a healthcare problem and political one. >> bret: bipartisan group of senators and president obama have outline of immigration reform legislation this week. senior political analyst brit hume is here with his analysis of what is right with one of them. why have so many immigrant families from asia done so well in this country? one reason they had to come a long way to get here. it's still a formidable obstacle and screens out the less able and determined. relatively small subset of the population, 6%, nearly half of whom have a bachelor degree. they are in short the people this country needs. this is why one of the most useful part of the immigration reform package rolled out the other day to award green cards to immigrants who old advance degrees in science, technology, engineering and math. we need 120,000 computer engineering jobs a year and we graduate a third of those and many of those leaf the country because the visa expires. 55,000 green cards were awarded bay brandon draw each year to immi
his comments aired on national tv news indicate that this dirty air may become not just a healthcare problem and political one. >> bret: bipartisan group of senators and president obama have outline of immigration reform legislation this week. senior political analyst brit hume is here with his analysis of what is right with one of them. why have so many immigrant families from asia done so well in this country? one reason they had to come a long way to get here. it's still a formidable...
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department of health and human services delivers the opening address the national healthcare policy conference and is being held at the grand hyatt in washington. tuesday february /5 the house veterans affairs committees hold hearings on the effectiveness of the 100% temporary disability rating for veterans. that's a 2:00 p.m. on wednesday february /6 division commanders from national guard to run the country come to washington for the annual session of the national guard advisory council. that begins at 6:00 p.m. at the national guard memorial building on massachusetts avenue. february /7 intelligence committee will hold confirmation hearings on john brennan to be the next director of the cia. that begins at 2:30 p.m. and rooms to 16. on friday february /8 former commander in afghanistan retired general mcchrystal will address the aspen institute regarding his memoir and removal by president obama. >> aspen institute is that one dupont circle. that is a rundown for the week of february 420-1/3. you can find more on my thoughts dtc.com and twitter hash tag y-uppercase-letter down. we'll see yo
department of health and human services delivers the opening address the national healthcare policy conference and is being held at the grand hyatt in washington. tuesday february /5 the house veterans affairs committees hold hearings on the effectiveness of the 100% temporary disability rating for veterans. that's a 2:00 p.m. on wednesday february /6 division commanders from national guard to run the country come to washington for the annual session of the national guard advisory council. that...
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you're going to lay people off because now the government is going to help you fund your healthcare. really? i want to have those conversations, not to be confrontational, but to understand what the other side is saying, and i'd like to arm our viewers with the ability to argue with their conservative uncle joe over the dinner table. hershey's simple pleasures chocolate. 30% less fat, 100% delicious. [♪ theme music ♪] >> announcer: ladies and gentlemen, it's the "stephanie miller show"! ♪ i'm walking on sunshine woe ho ♪ ♪ i'm walking on sunshine woe ho ♪ ♪ it's time to feel good hey all right now ♪ ♪ it's time to feel good ♪ >> stephanie: all right everybody get the tarps down. it is the "stephanie miller show." >> oh. >> stephanie: welcome to it. six minutes after the hour. 1-800-steph-1-2 the phone number toll free from anywhere. i'm back. momma is back and nobody help me. just projectile out of every end, food poisoning. everything good now. >> as far as we know. >> stephanie: jim is convinced i have nora virus. no, i just -- >> there are 220 cases of it on a
you're going to lay people off because now the government is going to help you fund your healthcare. really? i want to have those conversations, not to be confrontational, but to understand what the other side is saying, and i'd like to arm our viewers with the ability to argue with their conservative uncle joe over the dinner table. hershey's simple pleasures chocolate. 30% less fat, 100% delicious. [♪ theme music ♪] >> announcer: ladies and gentlemen, it's the "stephanie miller...
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it is very easy to live here and not speak english, and have a wonderful life and still get healthcare and e and and education. that is a big assumption. >> that is the palt way to citizenship. >> maybe they want to continue living illegally and not paying taxes and enjoying all the benefits. uma: juan, do you think this the end it will be a big showdown with the president and congress over this security issue? >> it could be. but i don't think that either side wants it to slow down this process. i think we are on a fast track, uma. i think that both republicans and democrats see political advantage to getting a deal done and want it done. i think that's why senator rubio has been able to persuade so many people on the right and some -- he's a tea party favorite that this is the time to get it done, and i think from the president's perspective it's key to his legacy to his second term agenda. uma: on the other side of this, from the g.o.p. if they do get a deal done this will hopefully operate door for more hispanics to take a second look at the g.o.p. >> absolutely. what bothers me. w
it is very easy to live here and not speak english, and have a wonderful life and still get healthcare and e and and education. that is a big assumption. >> that is the palt way to citizenship. >> maybe they want to continue living illegally and not paying taxes and enjoying all the benefits. uma: juan, do you think this the end it will be a big showdown with the president and congress over this security issue? >> it could be. but i don't think that either side wants it to...
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you're going to lay people off because now the government is going to help you fund your healthcare. really? i want to have those conversations, not to be confrontational, but to understand what the other side is saying, and i'd like to arm our viewers with the ability to argue with their conservative uncle joe over the dinner table. ♪ >> out there history man as marvelled at the vast [ inaudible ] of the universe. without a single unified voice he has been left searching for answers. now -- >> announcer: stephanie miller. . >> -- has the power to change that for all of man kind to hear. >> really all of man kind. >> stephanie: uh-huh. representative joe courtney of the great state of connecticut joining us now. good morning, representative. >> good morning, stephanie. >> stephanie: what a powerful day, i know your district borders newtown, but to see your former colleague gabby giffords it's hard to describe the power of that isn't it? >> it is gabby was in the same class when we entered congress in '06. every wednesday afternoon we used to have a meeting as a group, and it is sti
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that is just healthcare. now the president is implementing his agenda. we will see that the benefits are far less than advertised. the costs of this agenda are huge. we spend when chilean dollars more than we take in each year. we spend $1 trillion more than we taken each year. we cannot keep that up. that is a moment where our economy stalls. we will have to convince the country to change course. we had to reform entitlements. we had to revisit the healthcare law. clearly president obama does not want us to get that chance. he want his last two years to look just like his first two years of his presidency. it was to perpetuate progressive -- he wants to perpetuate progressive government for at least a generation. why? because he thinks it is the right and to do. to do that, he needs to delegitimize the republican party and house republicans, in particular. he will try to divide us. filling emergencies and bogus deals. -- phony emergencies. he will try to get us to fight with each other, question each other so we do not challenge him. if we play into his
that is just healthcare. now the president is implementing his agenda. we will see that the benefits are far less than advertised. the costs of this agenda are huge. we spend when chilean dollars more than we take in each year. we spend $1 trillion more than we taken each year. we cannot keep that up. that is a moment where our economy stalls. we will have to convince the country to change course. we had to reform entitlements. we had to revisit the healthcare law. clearly president obama does...
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you're going to lay people off because now the government is going to help you fund your healthcare. really? i want to have those conversations, not to be confrontational, but to understand what the other side is saying, and i'd like to arm our viewers with the ability to argue with their conservative uncle joe over the dinner table. [♪ theme music ♪] >> announcer: broadcasting across the nation, on your radio, and on current tv this is the "bill press show." >> bill: president obama with a 60% approval rating now. highest of his entire four years and one month as president. what do you think? he is doing something right. american people finally realizing it. hello, hello, everybody, great to see you today and welcome to the "full court press" here on current tv. on your local progressive talk radio station coming to you live all across this great land of ours, and bringing you up to date on the news of the day whether it is happening here in our nation's capitol, around the globe or around this country. we'll look for your comments on @bpshow. and don't forget the chat room. you
you're going to lay people off because now the government is going to help you fund your healthcare. really? i want to have those conversations, not to be confrontational, but to understand what the other side is saying, and i'd like to arm our viewers with the ability to argue with their conservative uncle joe over the dinner table. [♪ theme music ♪] >> announcer: broadcasting across the nation, on your radio, and on current tv this is the "bill press show." >> bill:...
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antidefamation league director responded to compare the implementation of a national healthcare policy to jews boarding trains to concentration camps is so over the top outrageous and offensive it defies belief. she says she meant no disrespect jews but has not taken down the twitter post. >>> tonight we begin occasional look at what we call the new economy. how does this sound in plenty of jobs. starting salary close to six figures and free training? it sounds too good to be true. it isn't. correspondent steve brown tells us it's available in west virginia. >> in the midst of the nation's natural gas boom, there is a shortage of qualified workers. >> we have situations where we cannot get capable people that are not applying. it's not for everybody. it's hard work. >> community colleges and trade schools are straining to fill that manpower shortage. >> don'tbe have this, you know, you should look in to taking. >> this is paral of shale mat, 20 schools using a $5 million federal grant to train people to work on the rigs. >> right here, the elevator. >> class sizes are limited but the t
antidefamation league director responded to compare the implementation of a national healthcare policy to jews boarding trains to concentration camps is so over the top outrageous and offensive it defies belief. she says she meant no disrespect jews but has not taken down the twitter post. >>> tonight we begin occasional look at what we call the new economy. how does this sound in plenty of jobs. starting salary close to six figures and free training? it sounds too good to be true. it...
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more than half say healthcare costs are hurting their operating environment. "a lot." as for the positive impact of the law, none. nada. not one of the owners surveyed said healthcare costs were helping business a lot. concerns. look at the other top as you see, top of the list, those health issues. next taxes on small businesses. again, a majority indicate they are hurting business a great deal. rounding out the top five worries the price of energy, government regulations and the federal debt ceiling. in a separate questionnaire, owners flagged concerns for not hiring. 6 out of 10 said again wore areries about the potential cost of healthcare but three other reasons for not adding workers topped that. the reasons they gave, 81% said they do not need additional help. three quarters blamed revenues and sales. and two thirds point to worries about the overall u.s. economy. that said, there are some bright spots in the survey. overall, u.s. small biz owners optimistic with their environment this month. the small business index jumped to a positive number plus nine after p
more than half say healthcare costs are hurting their operating environment. "a lot." as for the positive impact of the law, none. nada. not one of the owners surveyed said healthcare costs were helping business a lot. concerns. look at the other top as you see, top of the list, those health issues. next taxes on small businesses. again, a majority indicate they are hurting business a great deal. rounding out the top five worries the price of energy, government regulations and the...
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, their employer will decide. 200 million people have healthcare taken through employer paid insurance? so what choice do you and i if if we're working for dupont, what happens to our choices? now you know it costs a thousand per worker to insure a worker with health care and the government fine if you don't follow it is $2,000. so it's a perfect incentive to move more people off private insurance and health and human services as sebelius said, the private healthcare insurance industry is in a death spiral. of course they're in a death spiral. that the intention. if you eliminate then it's easier to move to singing-payer system which president obama has said, this is his goal and might take five, seven, eight, ten years. >> we're going next to ken and then alex and robert and then alicia, tom, chris, and lauren fox toned. >> i have to be out of here by 1:00. >> we will have a lovely lunch for you. >> i wanted to ask about the -- follow up on jane's question. clearly -- . [inaudible] >> if you think that the bitter nature of the clamor and -- [inaudible] >> anything the republicans can
, their employer will decide. 200 million people have healthcare taken through employer paid insurance? so what choice do you and i if if we're working for dupont, what happens to our choices? now you know it costs a thousand per worker to insure a worker with health care and the government fine if you don't follow it is $2,000. so it's a perfect incentive to move more people off private insurance and health and human services as sebelius said, the private healthcare insurance industry is in a...
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law, because the president's healthcare law essentially has made it worse. bill: senator barrasso from earlier. bret baier anchor of special report with us now. good morning to you. >> good morning, bill. bill: explain the story. what are we hearing from some of these unions with regard to their healthcare? what are they saying? >> reporter: basically because of the healthcare law that goes into effect next year these unions are getting concerned. the healthcare law has a number of requirements, among them the annual caps for paying out medical benefits are removed h the $250,000 annual cap is removed. the $1 million lifetime benefit cap, the medical benefit payout is removed. you can keep your kid on your plan up until 26, you remember that. there are no exemptions for preexisting conditions. all of that. you remember all of that. but that costs money. all of these plans, it's more costly to run them. well the unions are seeing that, and they are seeing it realtime, to the point where each members' plan in some unions are pointing out it could cost 50-cent
law, because the president's healthcare law essentially has made it worse. bill: senator barrasso from earlier. bret baier anchor of special report with us now. good morning to you. >> good morning, bill. bill: explain the story. what are we hearing from some of these unions with regard to their healthcare? what are they saying? >> reporter: basically because of the healthcare law that goes into effect next year these unions are getting concerned. the healthcare law has a number of...
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emergency department to be closed as part of a real winners ation program south of the south london healthcare trust was placed into administration due to huge debts demonstrators claim the plans would put lives at risk and create a worrying political president. french troops have retaken the islam a stronghold of northern mali comes off from ali's government regain control of the city from boarding with the help of french troops as they attempt to repel rebels from the north of the country as the military intervention will continue for as long as necessary if you're going to. kill two soldiers in about two or three more neat western iraqi city from intact appears to be retaliation to a shooting by government troops on sunday contestants and that five people dead and scores wounded on friday. up to blend the army trying to prevent worship is coming out of friday prayers from joining an anti government demonstration. afghanistan on a world update and a local antiterrorism chief was among twelve people killed in twin blasts ten policemen died when a motorcycle bomber blew himself up in a market
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there is uncertainty over rising healthcare costs and government regulations. that may be slowing down job creation as well. all of this as the once jobs council quietly disbanded yesterday after meeting four times in two years. >>> one thing the president could have been instead of wasting so much time flaming others would have been to convene the jobs council it created and missed so much fan fair. >> when we wear the ridiculous criticism it is people from capitol hill who refused every growth initiative and jobs initiative the president has put forward. >> as far as the unemployment rate it will stay at 7.7 percent. we will find out for sure in about 3 hours. >> doug luzader in washington thank you so much. three hours from now we will be looking at the jobs numbers. you need to find out what the weather is going to be like of course. we have an update. >> heavy snow in some areas. icy conditions made things very dangerous. >> you have to be careful on the roadways. a little snow can make things difficult for travel. the area we will see the most snow is acr
there is uncertainty over rising healthcare costs and government regulations. that may be slowing down job creation as well. all of this as the once jobs council quietly disbanded yesterday after meeting four times in two years. >>> one thing the president could have been instead of wasting so much time flaming others would have been to convene the jobs council it created and missed so much fan fair. >> when we wear the ridiculous criticism it is people from capitol hill who...
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my healthcare system so to locked down my other mother's doctor won't even tell me somehow she is doing. we need to prosecute gun crimes. we need to contain the dangerously mentally ill where they are shooting people, killing them, killing them with cars or pushing them on to subway tracks. i have fought for civil confinement of the dangerously mentally ill. i didn't say mentally ill. i didn't say homeless. the supreme court of the united states has said that civil confinement of the dangerously mental ill is constitutional. kansas versus hendricks. go look it up. i have been in the trenches for decades. i have seen what criminals can do. the pain of those affected by those massacres s palpable through all of us. but law abiding gun owners did not pull those triggers. the founding fathers were forward thinking enough to sea we have the right to bear arms. they didn't say a musket or a rifle with a bayonet. they said arms. i have a natural god given right. i don't have to explain whether i'm hunting deer or defending myself. who should say that i can only defend myself with a certain num
my healthcare system so to locked down my other mother's doctor won't even tell me somehow she is doing. we need to prosecute gun crimes. we need to contain the dangerously mentally ill where they are shooting people, killing them, killing them with cars or pushing them on to subway tracks. i have fought for civil confinement of the dangerously mentally ill. i didn't say mentally ill. i didn't say homeless. the supreme court of the united states has said that civil confinement of the...
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also, $1.8 billion from tri-care, healthcare for the veterans. also, the pentagon announced today that 46,000 jobs will be cut due to budget cuts. the saddest headline today and has me the most upset is one the troops in afghanistan are not getting breakfast. look at the headline. they are cutting back on meals for the soldiers. the guys put their lives on the lines every day. the guys and gals. we should give them a warm breakfast; particularly, in the draw down to thank them for what they have done. i don't know cereal or breakfast companies if you have good ideas or entrepreneurial, they would appreciate it. that's it for us at "the five." thank you for watching. see you back here tomorrow. >> is president obama starting a bidding war over immigration reform? this is "special report." ♪ ♪ >> bret: good evening. i'm bret baier. for the second day in a row we begin with a new plan to fix america's immigration system. monday, group of bipartisan senators shared their though thoughts. today was president obama's term to unveil his proposal thi
also, $1.8 billion from tri-care, healthcare for the veterans. also, the pentagon announced today that 46,000 jobs will be cut due to budget cuts. the saddest headline today and has me the most upset is one the troops in afghanistan are not getting breakfast. look at the headline. they are cutting back on meals for the soldiers. the guys put their lives on the lines every day. the guys and gals. we should give them a warm breakfast; particularly, in the draw down to thank them for what they...
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department of health and human services, delivers the opening address of the national healthcare policy conference at 9 a.m. held at the grand hyatt in washington. tuesday february 5th the house veterans affairs committees holds hearings on the effectiveness of the 100% temporary disability rating for veterans at 2 p.m. in the canon building room 334. on wednesday division commanders from the national guard come to washington for the annual association of the national guard advisory council beginning at 6 p.m. at the national guard memorial building on massachusetts avenue. thursday, february 7th the senate intelligence committee will hold confirmation hearings on john brennan to be the next director of the cia. that begins at 2:30 in room 216 of the hart building. friday, february 8th, former commander in afghanistan retired general stanley mcchrystal will address the aspen institute regarding his memoir on the afghanistan war and his removal by president obama. the aspen institute is at 1 dupont circle. that is your capital rundown for the week of february 4th, 2013. you can find more
department of health and human services, delivers the opening address of the national healthcare policy conference at 9 a.m. held at the grand hyatt in washington. tuesday february 5th the house veterans affairs committees holds hearings on the effectiveness of the 100% temporary disability rating for veterans at 2 p.m. in the canon building room 334. on wednesday division commanders from the national guard come to washington for the annual association of the national guard advisory council...
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it was a for in part by tax increases and cuts in other government healthcare spending. it was not all on the revenue side. what i think is important is for the congressional budget office saying it reduce the deficit in the first decade, which is what they usually look at areas but if you look on the second decade, we think it will reduce the deficit and more. they were giving credit in thinking that it would slow the growth rate of some of the healthcare spending. that is an important point. >> let's switch to another passionate topic. education. quite a few questions from the audience on how much can we afford to fund and where should we be funding and investing in the educational system? should it be done on a national level or a state level? >> let's mix it up, you go first. >> i have read that test scores of american elementary and secondary educational students have not increased and the famous nation at risk report in the early 1980's. even though spending has increased dramatically. i question whether the solution to the problem is, let's take those systems and
it was a for in part by tax increases and cuts in other government healthcare spending. it was not all on the revenue side. what i think is important is for the congressional budget office saying it reduce the deficit in the first decade, which is what they usually look at areas but if you look on the second decade, we think it will reduce the deficit and more. they were giving credit in thinking that it would slow the growth rate of some of the healthcare spending. that is an important point....
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. >>> santa clara county will focus on healthcare and gun violence this year. board of supervisor's president ken yeager outlined his top priorities during his state of the county address. as far as the affordable healthcare act, he wants to tackle childhood obesity, h.i.v. and consolidating mental health and drug treatment into a behavioral health department. yeager hopes to create a gun byback program and -- buyback program and encourage convicted felons to turn in their firearms. >>> 70-year-old katherine kitty petten was killed monday night at a hampton in this littleton, new hampshire. she was in town to attend a trustee meeting for her alma mater. the attack appears to be random. the second faces second-degree murder charges. >>> 7:37. let's bring sal back. you are still following what's going on in livermore. >> that's right. we're gonna show you video of this fatal crash that occurred just after 6:00 this morning. a car burst into flames after being involved in a wreck. eastbound 580 at north greenville road. this car, the person inside died as a result
. >>> santa clara county will focus on healthcare and gun violence this year. board of supervisor's president ken yeager outlined his top priorities during his state of the county address. as far as the affordable healthcare act, he wants to tackle childhood obesity, h.i.v. and consolidating mental health and drug treatment into a behavioral health department. yeager hopes to create a gun byback program and -- buyback program and encourage convicted felons to turn in their firearms....
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. >> susie: also in healthcare, the budget fight and profit potential, as reforms take hold with former senator tom daschle and former health and human services chief donna shalala. >> tom: that and more tonight on "n.b.r." >> susie: february got off to an exuberant start here at the new york stock exchange today. the dow broke through the 14,000 level. it's the first time that's happened since before the financial crisis in 2007. traders say the recent rally in stocks could draw in more individual investors into the market. by the closing bell, the blue chips were up almost 150 points to 14,009. the nasdaq jumped 37 and the s&p added 15 points. one catalyst pushing stocks higher: decent data about jobs. american businesses added 157,000 jobs last month but the unemployment rate edged up to 7.9%.
. >> susie: also in healthcare, the budget fight and profit potential, as reforms take hold with former senator tom daschle and former health and human services chief donna shalala. >> tom: that and more tonight on "n.b.r." >> susie: february got off to an exuberant start here at the new york stock exchange today. the dow broke through the 14,000 level. it's the first time that's happened since before the financial crisis in 2007. traders say the recent rally in...
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one is focused on providing loans to small and midsized healthcare companies. then i started a company called capitalsource, which is a broad- based lender to small and midsized companies around the country. we have created several thousand jobs, helped thousands of businesses to grow. it is still a public company today and thriving. host: what is the background of a -- does the background of the cao -- ceo bring to congress? guest: i happened to be unique in owning public companies, but we have a different perspective on how the private sector works, what is needed to create jobs, the role of government and the private sector, and how they can come together to benefit citizens. if you go around the world and look at places where the economies are thriving, you see very good public/private harder ships and that is what i -- partnerships, and that is what i would like to work for. host: if you would like to talk, here are the numbers -- you are one of the wealthiest house members. how do you stay in touch with your constituents? guest: the one thing in life that
one is focused on providing loans to small and midsized healthcare companies. then i started a company called capitalsource, which is a broad- based lender to small and midsized companies around the country. we have created several thousand jobs, helped thousands of businesses to grow. it is still a public company today and thriving. host: what is the background of a -- does the background of the cao -- ceo bring to congress? guest: i happened to be unique in owning public companies, but we...
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guest: it is hard to -- healthcare is an odd category. for most workers, it is paid for by your employer. you see a small share of the cost. others pay it out-of-pocket. for others, it is a government benefit. it shows up as government transfer payments. seeing how the affordable care act will work and affect these things, there is a lot we do not know. it was passed more than two years ago. we are just seeing how it will work and affect a lot of things in the economy. host: is this in your purview? guest: we only have data through 2012. it has been relatively little impact so far. we expect the numbers to show up more as we go into 2014. host: derek, minnesota, doing the same. caller: do you work for the government? are you independent? guest: i work for the government at the bureau of economic analysis as part of the department of congress. we put up economic statistics as our main business. caller: do you have relatives in there? host: your question? caller: what we are talking about today is how americans are doing financially. i look
guest: it is hard to -- healthcare is an odd category. for most workers, it is paid for by your employer. you see a small share of the cost. others pay it out-of-pocket. for others, it is a government benefit. it shows up as government transfer payments. seeing how the affordable care act will work and affect these things, there is a lot we do not know. it was passed more than two years ago. we are just seeing how it will work and affect a lot of things in the economy. host: is this in your...
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they represent over 2 million workers and healthcare and property services. brandon leads the organization's lyrical program -- political program. prior to coming to sei you, he worked extensively on campaigns for victory. welcome, brandon. to his right, we have glenn caroline joining us from the national rifle association. in this capacity, he will implement their grassroots program as well as the association field operations, voter operations, and we're looking at all those levels. mr. caroline is responsible for the volunteer corps daters -- volunteer coordinators. glenn caroline has hired and train representatives, coordinating on the ground grassroots campaign across the country. welcome, glenn. we're going to follow follow the same format that we did before -- each panelist will have eight minutes to lay out for our discussion. then we will go to aq&a. >>;-) so much. -- thank you so much. in addition to serving, i am m.the league of conservation voters -- how do we do that? since 1970, we've been advocating for environmental policies and electing proenv
they represent over 2 million workers and healthcare and property services. brandon leads the organization's lyrical program -- political program. prior to coming to sei you, he worked extensively on campaigns for victory. welcome, brandon. to his right, we have glenn caroline joining us from the national rifle association. in this capacity, he will implement their grassroots program as well as the association field operations, voter operations, and we're looking at all those levels. mr....
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a senate health subcommittee will hear from healthcare professionals about the primary dr. shortage. that is here on c-span at 10 o'clock a.m. eastern. also at 10:00 a.m., on c-span3, the american enterprise institute examines how the film "zero dark thirty" petraeus enhanced interrogation by the cia. >> one cannot count the times that americans say that we're the best country in the world. what a marvelously stupid thing to say. of all the countries in the world? everybody thinks their country is pretty good. why do we have to believe that we are the best? what does that mean? why do we have to assert it? what does it mean to other people who consume it? american products go around the world, information products, go around the world, so you are observed by people in every corner of the world. we teach them not to like us. gratuitously. >> author, activist, and trans africa founder randall robinson. three hours live on booktv on c- span2. >> a bipartisan group of senators is proposing changes to immigration laws, which would include a pathway to citizenship for the 11 mill
a senate health subcommittee will hear from healthcare professionals about the primary dr. shortage. that is here on c-span at 10 o'clock a.m. eastern. also at 10:00 a.m., on c-span3, the american enterprise institute examines how the film "zero dark thirty" petraeus enhanced interrogation by the cia. >> one cannot count the times that americans say that we're the best country in the world. what a marvelously stupid thing to say. of all the countries in the world? everybody...
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we know this equation that they create more healthcare costs for the system. but as you point out, tucker, this could be considered preexisting condition. it's addictive. if you are addicted to cigarettes and you are a smoker and you have some of these health conditions. you have preexisting conditions. if you are overweight from all -- all of these are personal responsibilities. if you are overweight from overeating not a preexisting condition. >> insurance companies ought to be able to decide what they charge people. of course people voluntarily taking big health risks ought to pay more. there is no reason why people who don't watch their weight. only smokers are being single out. why is that? not because they're the most expensive. smokers save the system money because they die earlier. they take less out in social security. this is not one crackpot's opinion. that's a fact. smokers are unpopular, unpopular people wind up being penalized disproportionately. of course. one in five adults. that number shocked me. one in five u.s. adults smokes. >> one last po
we know this equation that they create more healthcare costs for the system. but as you point out, tucker, this could be considered preexisting condition. it's addictive. if you are addicted to cigarettes and you are a smoker and you have some of these health conditions. you have preexisting conditions. if you are overweight from all -- all of these are personal responsibilities. if you are overweight from overeating not a preexisting condition. >> insurance companies ought to be able to...
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as a healthcare professional, she knows that a nation that has a pro-life law as its underpinnings is a nation that respects and supports good and meaningful health care for women. congressman black is an active member of the pro-life caucus, the house values action team and serves as vice chairman of the houses gop dr. caucus. with that, please hear her remarks. [applause] >> thank you so much. i am so inspired by the crowd that is here today. when the supreme court made the decision 40 years ago, they certainly did not do x any favors. they certainly did not do us any favors by doing it in january. despite that, the threat of snow and ice did not to chew away. thank you so much for being here today. [applause] on january 22, 1973, the date the supreme court handed down a ruling on rover sway -- roe versus wade, i was working at an emergency room in baltimore. this was a time he was still not widely accepted for women to pursue a career outside the home or own a business or run for elected office. have madeose inroads towards tender equality, abortion on demand continues to undermine
as a healthcare professional, she knows that a nation that has a pro-life law as its underpinnings is a nation that respects and supports good and meaningful health care for women. congressman black is an active member of the pro-life caucus, the house values action team and serves as vice chairman of the houses gop dr. caucus. with that, please hear her remarks. [applause] >> thank you so much. i am so inspired by the crowd that is here today. when the supreme court made the decision 40...
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some of the hottest topics, healthcare and limiting the government spending. >>> hillary clinton has been called first lady, senator and secretary of state. what about noble peace prize winner. a petition popped up on-line urging the noble committee to recognize hillary and her husband bill for their humanitarian work around the globe. meanwhile democrats posted their own on-line tribute to her. on the web site they posted their own petition to thank clinton as she is stepping down as secretary of state. those are your headlines. >> thank you so much, ainsley. a supermarket you know well in the south. the fresh market. ainsley was enlightening us about. it's beautiful. flowers, fresh gourmet coffee. an experience to go shopping there. >> a little pricey. >> they would be having a sale for milk. 2.99 sale for a gallon of milk. you go in pick up other items you will save a little money on milk. not so fast. state regulators are put the smack down on your cheap milk if you live in the south. >> kind of amazing. the rationale of course is that milk is a commodity it is supported by u.s.
some of the hottest topics, healthcare and limiting the government spending. >>> hillary clinton has been called first lady, senator and secretary of state. what about noble peace prize winner. a petition popped up on-line urging the noble committee to recognize hillary and her husband bill for their humanitarian work around the globe. meanwhile democrats posted their own on-line tribute to her. on the web site they posted their own petition to thank clinton as she is stepping down as...